Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261176AbTIBSot (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:44:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261292AbTIBSot (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:44:49 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:34251 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261176AbTIBSor (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:44:47 -0400 Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 11:44:40 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Ed Sweetman Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: devfs to be obsloted by udev? Message-ID: <20030902184440.GB18539@kroah.com> References: <3F54A4AC.1020709@wmich.edu> <20030902182025.GA18397@kroah.com> <3F54A9F4.4020705@wmich.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F54A9F4.4020705@wmich.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 782 Lines: 20 On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 10:32:20AM -0400, Ed Sweetman wrote: > >>I dont see the real benefit in having two directories that basically > >>give the same info. > > > >What "two directories"? udev can handle /dev. What other directory are > >you talking about? > > in your readme you use the example of making the device root for udev > /udev ... I thought that was the official suggestion since udev couldn't > be loaded immediately at kernel boot. That's my suggestion today if you want to have a machine that's usable :) greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/